Stories on Drug Abuse

Rex’s Story As told to Missy Reid /// A pill head is someone who is incoherent, has slurred speech and doesn’t function. She pretty much behaves like a drunk. She can’t get up for work and spends her days in bed or on the couch and hides herself away from family and friends. That was […]

Debbie’s Story as told to Melinda Hornback No one wakes up and says, “Today I think I will be an addict.” I didn’t choose to be an addict. Sometimes, it feels like it chose me. I have been around people who use pills my whole life. I’ve lived all the fears that come with growing […]

Drug abuse is a growing problem in our community. And to combat that, Union College has taken on the project of telling the stories of individuals whose lives have been affected by drug abuse. But to tell those stories, we need your help. We’re looking for writers to provide voices to those whose lives have […]